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The Australian rode 52 Everestings and an additional 2,068m of climbing on his ‘off days’
After a year-long quest, the Australian has ridden an astonishing 1,000,000 metres (3,280,839.9 feet) of elevation, which would put one deep into outer space.
To reach this distance, Thompson completed one Everesting per week for 52 weeks in a row and an additional 2,068m of elevation on his “off days”. A popular challenge during the COVID years, an Everesting is a ride in which one completes the height of Mt. Everest —8,848.9m or 29,032 feet— in a series of hill repeats up the same mountain and without any sleep breaks.
To keep things interesting, Thompson completed his Everestings in various countries, encouraging people to ride along and develop a community.
Thompson reached his 1-million-meter mission after 261 active days of riding and 52 cumulative days of rest.
The accomplishment left him feeling a “rollercoaster of emotions,” Thompson states on social media.
“I’ve never been as fit as I am right now, I’ve never been as fatigued as I am right now, I’ve never been as emotionally drained as I am right now and I’ve never been as proud of myself as I am right now.”
